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Looking for advice for casters for my RedWing Steel Works Auto Rotisserie build project. This is my first project to use casters, and the choices are overwhelming. Rotisserie itself will be about 200#, and the auto bodies will be between 200-800# max, so not that much weight borne per caster (6 total casters). Mounting plates will have holes that are set for "a standard 6" caster" as shown in the photo below. It would need to have locking and unlocking types, and would need to roll easily on rough asphalt. Thanks for any advice or recommendations for good casters and sources from your experience.Last edited by vae victus; 03-24-2015 at 01:29 AM.
Reply:Castercity s just one best place to start shopping.....Go large diameter on wheels-no less than 5- 6", and at least 2" wide.Forget using that drawing to make caster plates. Buy matching weld on plates when you buy casters. They dirt cheap and correctly sized and drilled to match all standard classes of plate casters, or wait to make plates until you get caster in your hands.Start with this page: http://www.castercity.com/cm9.htm ...The first two pictured are great choices perhaps for your application....look above and see all the options you can select.The weld on plates are hard to find on their site, but just ask when you call in your order and they will fix you up.In my experience, they ship quickly even tho they have to outfit each caster to suit your options.Example of ready made plates: Dirt cheap. http://www.casterspecialists.com/4-x...ing-plate.htmlLast edited by wornoutoldwelder; 03-24-2015 at 01:58 AM.
Reply:I know what you mean about the choices being overwhelming. I was looking for some casters for a large welding table that I am about to build and went to the castercity website a few months ago on a recommendation from another thread. There were so many that I didn't know where to start. They do have a ton of good articles on how to choose a caster, but even after reading all that, I just called them to ask. Best customer service that I ever had. The girl that answered the phone didn't know which one to recommend, but she put the owner of the place on the phone and this dude knew everything there is to know about casters. He asked me several questions like what I was using it for, how much weight, type of surface it would be used on, etc. Then he went over the plusses and minuses of each material that could be used, then recommended what he would use. He spent at least 20 minutes with me. Then he walked me through click by click on the website to get to the correct caster, and asked if I would like a discount code. Can't remember how much it saved me, but I think it was 15 or 20%. Don't 100% remember his name, but I think it was Owen. Shipping was quick.
Reply:surplus center also has them also I purchased some for a rolling work table that where great. one thing to think about is what material your going to be rolling over. One set i got were hard material and the other set was a duel compound that rolls easier and is quieter but that set picks up lathe chips and welding bbs and stuff like that I just saw you said on rough asphaltDo not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Reply:Thanks folks. I'll start at cater city and see what I can find, then call and see if the owner is looking for another 20 minutes of his life down the tubes!! Hard to find folks that are willing to do this. I'll also look at Surplus Center.I'm going to skip buying the caster plates, but will wait to cut the holes in the plates that I already have until I get the casters and can custom fit them. $2.50 is quite cheap however!
Reply:These on my welding cart are from castercity. They are their class 9 cat.5" x 2"...800LB capacity....The same in 6" is 900lb rating.I frigging love them...precision roller bearings, grease zircs, big easy to hit brake levers, and roll super easy over dirty floor....wheel itself is cast iron...That welding cart weighs 600LB and I can roll it with my fingertips...Installed same on my welding table.If you select the same caster with slight crown to tire, it will swivel lots easier that flat like mine.
Reply:I'm with you on the plastic tired steel casters. I wish I would have used a steel/plastic casters on my hay baler dolly. I developed a minor flat spot when it trailered home. It was a matter of the weight concentrated in one spot for all those miles. But, it's what you get for buying HF all plastic wheels They're still very serviceable, it just annoys me when I look at them closely. (got another baler coming in from Kansas next week that I bought as a "parts" baler, so maybe I'll have matching flat spots when I get it home)"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:I ended up ordering the solid plastic 6" wheel (6" x 2" Polypropylene Plastic Wheel Medium Duty Industrial Rigid Caster, 44POR62S-CB). Cheaper, but noisy (so they say). Since the rotisserie will likely be a one or two use item for me, I was ok with using a wheel that would still roll on the rough ground, and be less expensive, but would be a bit louder. Rated for 650#.If I made a mistake, I can pay for that and replace the wheels. At the same time, I did go ahead and order 2 casters to replace bad ones on a Carolina Shophand lift. They are 4" x 2" Cast Iron Wheel Medium Duty Kingpinless Swivel Caster with Cam Brake 71CIR42S-CB-03. These are rated for 1000# each. The wheels that are on it are odd - 3", all steel, and have a very narrow plate that I cannot find anywhere. So, I ordered the standard plates and will attach these the best way I can (old ones are bolted on the lift). So, since this is a caster question, I passed that info on. Thanks to all who helped.
Reply:I don't have any photos right at hand but we built a rotisserie a few years back for working on car bodies. Did you buy plans or pare you building from one you have seen? We ended up using a corn silage wagon gear box to rotate the vehicles and it works awesome. I'll try to get some photos of it.
Reply:I used the free plan from RedWing Steel Works. He builds and sells (or used to) rotisserie and other items, and has published these plans for use. It's a simple and sturdy build. The one weakness is the ack of an indexed rotation mechanism - using simple pipe within a pipe to rotate, and 3/4" bolts to secure in place.
Reply:I also bought some heavier wheels (4" x 2" Cast Iron Wheel Medium Duty Kingpinless Swivel Caster with Cam Brake710080 $45) from Caster City for my Carolina Shophand lift I bought (for $26) at an auction. Yes, I've put $160 in it, but it is bombproof now. The two rear wheels on it had bad bearings in the swivel mech, so when trying to move an 800# motor, the wheels would lock sideways and stop any attempts to move the lift. Here are the old and new wheels. I did have to weld on the caster plates (which I did buy from CC and can confirm are cheap $2.50 and high quality 1/8" (maybe 3/16") steel).Old WheelsLift under repairOld vs NewFitting up the caster plateLast edited by vae victus; 04-08-2015 at 09:59 AM.
Reply:I went with Fairbanks from northern tool. there made in USA and work great.but if you want the best check out Blickle.com and get there catalog they have some nice stuffthey have more than casters. I bought my handles from them for my table. Attached Images
Reply:Very nice. I'll work on getting some photos of ours to share. Not near as fancy as yours though.
Reply:im wrong about the handles. there from J.W.Winco
Reply:I used all swivels casters on mine just so I could move it in any direction any time. Move it a foot or two any direction without getting into a back and forth (parallel parking) ordeal for a few inches at a time."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt |
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